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Amadeus Altea vs ARINC Flight Operations Services

Amadeus Altea logo

Amadeus Altea

Aviation & Aerospace

Complete airline passenger service and reservation system

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
ARINC Flight Operations Services logo

ARINC Flight Operations Services

Aviation & Aerospace

Airline flight operations and communications platform

From
$50000/year
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Amadeus Altea pricing is not published and is negotiated with airlines; ARINC Flight Operations Services the Internet Archive's capture of arinc.com on 3 January 2016 shows the domain already redirecting to Rockwell Collins branding, confirming ARINC's flight operations business was absorbed into Rockwell Collins (now Collins Aerospace/RTX) rather than continuing as an independently branded product.
  • They diverge on capability: Amadeus Altea covers Reservation management, ARINC Flight Operations Services covers ACARS messaging.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Amadeus Altea and ARINC Flight Operations Services actually diverge.

Attributes where Amadeus Altea and ARINC Flight Operations Services differ
AttributeAmadeus AlteaARINC Flight Operations Services
Starting priceOn request$50000/year
Pricing modelusage-basedsubscription
PlatformsWeb, Windows, Ios, AndroidWeb, Systems
Founded19871929

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Aviation & Aerospace).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Amadeus Altea

  • Reservation management
  • Inventory control
  • Departure control
  • Revenue management
  • Customer profiles
  • GDS systems
  • Payment gateways
  • Loyalty programs

Only in ARINC Flight Operations Services

  • ACARS messaging
  • Flight operations
  • Communications
  • Weather data
  • Data services
  • Airline systems
  • Aircraft avionics
  • Ground systems

Both cover

  • Data encryption
  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Amadeus Altea

  • Passenger service system covering reservations, inventory and departure controlnot ARINC Flight Operations Services
  • Airline distribution and retailingnot ARINC Flight Operations Services
  • Check-in and boarding operationsnot ARINC Flight Operations Services
  • Fare and ancillary merchandising for full-service carriersnot ARINC Flight Operations Services

ARINC Flight Operations Services

  • Flight operationsnot Amadeus Altea
  • Communicationsnot Amadeus Altea
  • Data servicesnot Amadeus Altea
  • Weathernot Amadeus Altea

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Amadeus Altea

  • Pricing is not published and is negotiated with airlines
  • Altea is aimed at full-service carriers; low-cost and hybrid airlines are pointed at Navitaire New Skies instead
  • Amadeus is steering new work toward Nevio, its cloud-native retailing suite, so Altea sits alongside a newer platform

ARINC Flight Operations Services

  • The Internet Archive's capture of arinc.com on 3 January 2016 shows the domain already redirecting to Rockwell Collins branding, confirming ARINC's flight operations business was absorbed into Rockwell Collins (now Collins Aerospace/RTX) rather than continuing as an independently branded product.

Pricing, plan by plan

Amadeus Altea

On request
  • Altea PSSFree
    • Per-passenger pricing
    • Full PSS functionality
    • Global distribution

ARINC Flight Operations Services

$50000/year
  • Flight Operations$50000/year
    • ACARS services
    • Flight operations
    • Communications
  • Enterprise$100000/year
    • All services
    • Multi-airline
    • Custom integration

Which should you pick?

Choose Amadeus Altea if

  • You need reservation management.
  • You work on Web, Windows, Ios, Android.
  • You also want inventory control.
Amadeus Altea review

Choose ARINC Flight Operations Services if

  • You need acars messaging.
  • You work on Web, Systems.
  • You also want flight operations.
ARINC Flight Operations Services review

Questions people ask

Is Amadeus Altea or ARINC Flight Operations Services better?
Neither clearly leads. Amadeus Altea starts at On request and ARINC Flight Operations Services at $50000/year, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Amadeus Altea or ARINC Flight Operations Services?
Amadeus Altea starts at On request and ARINC Flight Operations Services at $50000/year.
Does Amadeus Altea or ARINC Flight Operations Services run on more platforms?
Amadeus Altea runs on Web, Windows, Ios, Android. ARINC Flight Operations Services runs on Web, Systems.
What is Amadeus Altea best used for?
Amadeus Altea is most often used for passenger service system covering reservations, inventory and departure control, airline distribution and retailing, check-in and boarding operations, fare and ancillary merchandising for full-service carriers. Of those, passenger service system covering reservations, inventory and departure control and airline distribution and retailing are not what ARINC Flight Operations Services is typically brought in for.
What can Amadeus Altea do that ARINC Flight Operations Services cannot?
Amadeus Altea covers Reservation management, Inventory control, Departure control, Revenue management. ARINC Flight Operations Services covers ACARS messaging, Flight operations, Communications, Weather data. Both handle Data encryption, Web support.
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